Thursday, June 30, 2011
"A" Meet Shirts!
We have to turn in our order for 'A' Meet shirts by tomorrow at noon. Please let me know at practice or shoot me a text if you want one and what size. 621-1831. The shirts are kelly green and have super heroes on the back-a play on "The League of Super Swimmers" which is the title of the meet. I will post the "A" Meet information under the Vital Links tab.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Sorry for the delay. . .
Hi all-
I'm so sorry about the delay in meet results. My computer has been out of commission and I just got it back. Unfortunately, it has randomly deleted a few files from where I backed them up, including all of the information for the A meet. I have someone re-emailing it to me so I can get the information to you. Thankfully we have another week.
Some important things that do need to be turned in (i believe by Friday)-if you want an ad in the A meet book, please be ready to pull the trigger on it when it is presented to you. Also, they are pre-ordering shirts for the meet (i don't think you can buy them when you arrive), so think about that as well. I think they were around $12 or so. If you want one of these, please let us know at practice on Friday.
Due to Independence Day, we will not be having practice on Monday. Enjoy your long weekend and we'll see you back at the pool on Tuesday.
We've had a good week of practice this week focusing on strokes as well as getting a lot of yards in. I'm expecting great times at the next few meets!
Lastly, if you haven't heard, we are cancelling the Intrasquad meet that was to be held July 13th. Many reasons. . .we will be replacing it with a fun night on Thursday the 14th where the entire team can come together-details to come soon.
Thanks for being the Barracudas! It's been a great summer so far and I'm looking forward to a great last few weeks of fun, hard work and great results!
I'm so sorry about the delay in meet results. My computer has been out of commission and I just got it back. Unfortunately, it has randomly deleted a few files from where I backed them up, including all of the information for the A meet. I have someone re-emailing it to me so I can get the information to you. Thankfully we have another week.
Some important things that do need to be turned in (i believe by Friday)-if you want an ad in the A meet book, please be ready to pull the trigger on it when it is presented to you. Also, they are pre-ordering shirts for the meet (i don't think you can buy them when you arrive), so think about that as well. I think they were around $12 or so. If you want one of these, please let us know at practice on Friday.
Due to Independence Day, we will not be having practice on Monday. Enjoy your long weekend and we'll see you back at the pool on Tuesday.
We've had a good week of practice this week focusing on strokes as well as getting a lot of yards in. I'm expecting great times at the next few meets!
Lastly, if you haven't heard, we are cancelling the Intrasquad meet that was to be held July 13th. Many reasons. . .we will be replacing it with a fun night on Thursday the 14th where the entire team can come together-details to come soon.
Thanks for being the Barracudas! It's been a great summer so far and I'm looking forward to a great last few weeks of fun, hard work and great results!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Weather
Hey all-
Seems like we might have some crazy weather this week, so be ready for anything. If it's storming heavily or lightning, we won't have practice, otherwise, we'll be out there!
I will update the blog if I wake up and it looks too bad to practice. As always, use your best judgment and we'll work with the weather as best we can.
As for me, I want to practice-didn't you see the butterfly that was happening in lane 4 today? Awesome stuff for their first day! And lanes 5 and 6 in the younger practice had some great butterfly kick-let's add the arms tomorrow! Rain rain go away-Come back on Sunday.
Seems like we might have some crazy weather this week, so be ready for anything. If it's storming heavily or lightning, we won't have practice, otherwise, we'll be out there!
I will update the blog if I wake up and it looks too bad to practice. As always, use your best judgment and we'll work with the weather as best we can.
As for me, I want to practice-didn't you see the butterfly that was happening in lane 4 today? Awesome stuff for their first day! And lanes 5 and 6 in the younger practice had some great butterfly kick-let's add the arms tomorrow! Rain rain go away-Come back on Sunday.
Monday, June 20, 2011
B Meet
Parents-
Please let me know asap if your child will not be attending the B meet. The entries need to be made on Tuesday and no one can be added the day of the meet.
abbeyf@thegatheringcc.com or 621-1831
Please let me know asap if your child will not be attending the B meet. The entries need to be made on Tuesday and no one can be added the day of the meet.
abbeyf@thegatheringcc.com or 621-1831
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Home Meet
We had a great showing for our home meet! Thanks to all the parents-you all did a fantastic job and I received feedback from the other teams as well that they thought the meet was great! It was a pretty smooth event and we were able to add some more 'A' times!
Next up is the 'B' meet which is a chance for our swimmers to drop those extra seconds holding them back from the 'A' times. Let's have a great week of practice and work hard so we can have a great meet on Saturday!
Next up is the 'B' meet which is a chance for our swimmers to drop those extra seconds holding them back from the 'A' times. Let's have a great week of practice and work hard so we can have a great meet on Saturday!
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Another great meet!
Hey all-
Thanks for another great effort at the meet yesterday! We added several more A times to the team and had lots of times that were improved! If you had a rough event or two, don't worry, just keep practicing and preparing for our next meet-this Saturday at home. Last week we spent a lot of time on breastroke for our new swimmers and this week we will be working on a lot of technique to improve our strokes in order to make them faster. Today we introduced butterfly to a new group-though i'm not sure they were very excited after they tried it :)
Let's stay focused and keep great attitudes as we go through this week and look to our first home meet! The A times and the Top Times reports are both posted in the vital links section.
Thanks for another great effort at the meet yesterday! We added several more A times to the team and had lots of times that were improved! If you had a rough event or two, don't worry, just keep practicing and preparing for our next meet-this Saturday at home. Last week we spent a lot of time on breastroke for our new swimmers and this week we will be working on a lot of technique to improve our strokes in order to make them faster. Today we introduced butterfly to a new group-though i'm not sure they were very excited after they tried it :)
Let's stay focused and keep great attitudes as we go through this week and look to our first home meet! The A times and the Top Times reports are both posted in the vital links section.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Lots of Updates
1. The meet info for Monday is in the right column.
2. We will have practice Monday morning (so the kids aren't out of the pool 3 days in a row). The older group will practice from 8-9am and the younger group from 9-10am. It will be an easy practice working on individual and relay starts, turns, and finishes. Please be there!
3. T-shirts can be purchased from Kim Newton at practice for $8.
4. There will be a parent meeting on Monday morning at 8:30am. Please plan on having one parent from each family if possible. The main agenda is to prepare for our home meet which is coming up quickly!
5. Robin and Kim have the volunteer sign up sheets for the meet on Monday, please see one of them to sign up.
We're seeing lots of progress this week with the swimmers and breaststroke! It's been a hard week of practice and as we ease out of it, we're hoping for lots more A times on Monday! Make sure your swimmers get some good rest this weekend and eat lots of healthy things and drink water!
2. We will have practice Monday morning (so the kids aren't out of the pool 3 days in a row). The older group will practice from 8-9am and the younger group from 9-10am. It will be an easy practice working on individual and relay starts, turns, and finishes. Please be there!
3. T-shirts can be purchased from Kim Newton at practice for $8.
4. There will be a parent meeting on Monday morning at 8:30am. Please plan on having one parent from each family if possible. The main agenda is to prepare for our home meet which is coming up quickly!
5. Robin and Kim have the volunteer sign up sheets for the meet on Monday, please see one of them to sign up.
We're seeing lots of progress this week with the swimmers and breaststroke! It's been a hard week of practice and as we ease out of it, we're hoping for lots more A times on Monday! Make sure your swimmers get some good rest this weekend and eat lots of healthy things and drink water!
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Great Job Team!!!
Hey all!
I'd like to start with saying, what a great first meet! We had lots of A times and a lot of great competition! In fact, we had 38 swimmers in the meet and we had 21 swimmers make A times! Our season is off to a great start and we (the coaches) are really looking forward to a great week of focusing on starts, turns, finishes and on breastroke. This will be a tough week practice-wise as we have been building endurance the past few weeks and will now be pushing the kids in yardage so that they will bring some even greater results in meets. Expect some tired kids, but continue to encourage them that they will get out of it what they put into it.
Check the links in the right column under vital links-I have posted the current A Qualifying times and the Top Times for the season. Several are missing A times by a small margin, so we'll get those yet!
I'd like to start with saying, what a great first meet! We had lots of A times and a lot of great competition! In fact, we had 38 swimmers in the meet and we had 21 swimmers make A times! Our season is off to a great start and we (the coaches) are really looking forward to a great week of focusing on starts, turns, finishes and on breastroke. This will be a tough week practice-wise as we have been building endurance the past few weeks and will now be pushing the kids in yardage so that they will bring some even greater results in meets. Expect some tired kids, but continue to encourage them that they will get out of it what they put into it.
Check the links in the right column under vital links-I have posted the current A Qualifying times and the Top Times for the season. Several are missing A times by a small margin, so we'll get those yet!
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
A few things. . .
Parents and Swimmers-
Just a few reminders about this week. First, we don't practice the morning of a meet, so there will be no practice Friday morning! Second, under the vital links section, I have posted the meet entries list so that you can check what events and relays you are in for the meet. Third, don't forget to read the Meet Info section to the right. Please arrive around 3:30pm Friday to make sure your swimmer is ready to dive in at 4:05 for warm-ups. Also, they have requested volunteers from us, so please be ready with a willing spirit! They need timers, stroke judges, computer people and others, so someone will be around asking :)
Now, everyone pray for clear skies and let's get out there and have some fun! The swimmers are doing great and we've seen a lot of progress so far and I know we as coaches are looking forward to seeing how the times come out.
Lastly, the club has requested that no one have gum as well as that we try to keep the restrooms clean and only dispose of paper towels in the trash cans, not the toilets or sinks. Thanks!
Abbey
Just a few reminders about this week. First, we don't practice the morning of a meet, so there will be no practice Friday morning! Second, under the vital links section, I have posted the meet entries list so that you can check what events and relays you are in for the meet. Third, don't forget to read the Meet Info section to the right. Please arrive around 3:30pm Friday to make sure your swimmer is ready to dive in at 4:05 for warm-ups. Also, they have requested volunteers from us, so please be ready with a willing spirit! They need timers, stroke judges, computer people and others, so someone will be around asking :)
Now, everyone pray for clear skies and let's get out there and have some fun! The swimmers are doing great and we've seen a lot of progress so far and I know we as coaches are looking forward to seeing how the times come out.
Lastly, the club has requested that no one have gum as well as that we try to keep the restrooms clean and only dispose of paper towels in the trash cans, not the toilets or sinks. Thanks!
Abbey
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